I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at BNP Paribas (London, England) in Feb 2022
Interview
Online Hireviews, Followed by interview, followed by assessment Centre. Assessment centre had some behavioral questions and a “card game” which tied to a P&L Analysis. The card game was supposed to mirror a trading environment
Very Straighfoward. Just dont get into topics you dont understand very well. Just be you, and it will go well. I did 2 interviews, each with a different business manager.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why do we use log returns when building a Monte Carlo engine to price financial derivates.
Scheduled with email, online interview, talked with a manager then two heads, overall friendly conversation. Only had one interview, no online test no video interview prior. Around an hour long for the two parts.
3 interviews, one with HR, and the last two with business managers/head of desks. Each interview lasted for 1 hour. Average difficulty for all 3 interviews, but depending on the technical knowledge you have, it can get harder.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Walk me through how would you price a call option through Monte Carlo.
Graduate Analyst applicants have rated the interview process at BNP Paribas with 3.2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 17% positive. To compare, the company-average is 63.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Graduate Analyst roles take an average of 59 days to get hired, when considering 6 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at BNP Paribas overall takes an average of 27 days.
Common stages of the interview process at BNP Paribas as a Graduate Analyst according to 6 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 25%
Skills test: 19%
Background check: 19%
Group panel interview: 13%
Presentation: 13%
IQ intelligence test: 6%
Personality test: 6%
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